On Fri, 7 Jul 1995 09:52:26 EDT Barbara Weitbrecht, Smithsonian said: >Last night I received five subscriptions to my (normally very quiet) >AEROSP-L list, from different nodes but with suspiciously similar >and fictitious-sounding names: > >[log in to unmask] Mr Vortex >[log in to unmask] Mr Stumble >[log in to unmask] Mr Nimbus >[log in to unmask] Mr Fiend >[log in to unmask] Mr Sheik > >"Mr. Stumble" also apparently subscribed to my NASMNEWS list, and was >auto-deleted as an unknown user. > >Does anyone recognize this pattern? Am I being set up for some >kind of spam or flame war? Given the current controversies surrounding >our museum, I'm feeling just a little nervous about these subscriptions. > >-- >Barbara Weitbrecht >National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution >[log in to unmask] Yes, overnight these names subscribed to the Bayou Area Government Documents Discussion Group (BAYOUDOC@LATECH). I started to delete them but have not done so yet. BAYOUDOC has only 40 subscribers and is mostly Louisiana librarians. Stephen Henson (owner: BAYOUDOC@LATECH) ********************************* STEPHEN HENSON GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS AND MAPS LIBRARIAN/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PRESCOTT MEMORIAL LIBRARY LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY RUSTON, LA 71272 PHONE: 318 257-4989 BITNET: SDHENSON@LATECH FAX: 318 257-2447 INTERNET: [log in to unmask] *********************************